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New Castle Elementary School

Q: Is New Castle Elementary School a good school?

New Castle Elementary School ranks in the bottom 14.7% of Delaware elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend New Castle Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 383 students attended New Castle Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of New Castle Elementary School?

Students at New Castle Elementary School are 46% African American, 32% Hispanic, 16% White, 3% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of New Castle Elementary School attend?

Students who attend New Castle Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : McCullough (Calvin R. ) Middle School High : Penn (William) High School

Public Grades K-5

93^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 109 Delaware Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Delaware elementary schools

Summary

New Castle Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades K-5 in the Colonial School District in New Castle, Delaware, with 388 students enrolled.

The school has faced significant challenges in recent years, with its performance declining and ranking dropping from 46 out of 86 Delaware elementary schools in 2015-2016 to its current position of 93 out of 109. Academically, the school consistently underperforms compared to state and district averages on standardized tests, with only 18.46% of 3rd graders, 19.3% of 4th graders, and 28% of 5th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, far below the state averages. The school's math performance is also significantly below the state and district levels. Additionally, New Castle Elementary has had high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 20.4% to 29.7% in recent years, which is much higher than the state and district averages.

While New Castle Elementary faces these challenges, some nearby schools, such as Jones (Albert H.) Elementary and Richey Elementary, are performing significantly better on standardized tests. Examining the practices and strategies of these higher-performing schools could provide valuable insights for New Castle Elementary as it works to address its academic and attendance issues.

383

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,464

Per pupil spending ?

57.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

903 Delaware Street
New Castle, DE 19720-6097

(302) 323-2880

District: Colonial School District

Students who attend New Castle Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	McCullough (Calvin R. ) Middle School
High:	Penn (William) High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

46.2%

Hispanic:

32.4%

White:

16.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 3rd percentile in 2023 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 15th (2025) from a 3rd-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Delaware average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Social Studies scores 23 pts below the Delaware average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg26%

Delaware avg41%

93^rd of 109

Delaware public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Colonial School District

26^th of 32Colonial School District among Delaware districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	93 of 109	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	97 of 106	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.4	100 of 103	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	97 of 104	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	85 of 95	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	90 of 105	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	66 of 85	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.9	67 of 86	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	44.7	46 of 86	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.1	72 of 108	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	52 of 68	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	56 of 62	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	57 of 60	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	56 of 72	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	85 of 97	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	92 of 97	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.8	90 of 90	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	89 of 99	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	30 of 43	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	23 of 37	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.4	20 of 37	45.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	41 of 70	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	11.4	86 of 92	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	90 of 97	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	88 of 97	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	89 of 90	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	90 of 99	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2019	1.8	82 of 82	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+27 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2025)24th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)7th percentile-7 vs school

White (2019)<1st percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics23%-16 vs state

English Language Arts22%-19 vs state

Social Studies22%-23 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, December 17, 2019

This is the worst school My children have even gone too! My 5 yr old has been bullied here for 4 months by a abusive 5th grader 3 times her size! My emails were ignored until I got the district involved! The administrators of this school show to worry or concern about bullying or safety! After 4 months of bullying my daughter's bully got 1 day school suspension! Close Quote

Schools Near New Castle Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				DeSSA Science (2025)	DeSSA Social Studies (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2025)						Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	DeSSA Science 5th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 4th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 5th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 6th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 7th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
New Castle Elementary School	Public	K-5	903 Delaware Street	New Castle	19720	New Castle County	Colonial School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 323-2880	383	29	13.2		63 (16.4%)	177 (46.2%)	124 (32.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.4%)	14.7	93^rd of 109 public elementary schools	14.7%		12	97^th of 106 public elementary schools	8.5%	4		14.8	26.7				18.5	19.3	28.0				27.3	31.6	11.8				$25,464
Downie (Carrie) Elementary School	Public	K-5	1201 Delaware Street	New Castle	19720	New Castle County	Colonial School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 323-2926	324	25	12.9		82 (25.3%)	122 (37.7%)	94 (29.0%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	20 (6.2%)	10.8	100^th of 109 public elementary schools	8.3%		10	100^th of 106 public elementary schools	5.7%			18.2	36.5				14.3	13.6	22.2				21.1	10.0	14.1				$23,745
Castle Hills Elementary School	Public	K-5	502 Moores Lane	New Castle	19720	New Castle County	Colonial School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 323-2915	462	38	12.1		78 (16.9%)	179 (38.7%)	138 (29.9%)	28 (6.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (7.8%)	21.3	86^th of 109 public elementary schools	21.1%		12.3	96^th of 106 public elementary schools	9.4%	10	11.4	28.2	40.0				28.8	28.0	25.6				27.2	29.0	16.1				$24,288
Wilmington Manor Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 East Roosevelt Avenue	New Castle	19720	New Castle County	Colonial School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 323-2901	291	22	13.2		82 (28.2%)	101 (34.7%)	85 (29.2%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (6.2%)	27.3	76^th of 109 public elementary schools	30.3%		22	83^rd of 106 public elementary schools	21.7%	7	19.2		48.1				26.2	22.2	32.7				30.8		26.9				$30,702
Charter School of New Castle	Public, Charter	K-8	170 Lukens Drive	New Castle	19720	New Castle County	Charter School of New Castle	Yes	No	No	Yes	(302) 324-8901	788	35	22.5		19 (2.4%)	721 (91.5%)	33 (4.2%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.9%)	32.4	70^th of 109 public elementary schools	35.8%		29.4	77^th of 106 public elementary schools	27.4%	7	14.7	36.3	37.8	24.7	47.0	25.6	39.5	35.8	32.0	30.4	34.7	44.1	46.5	39.0	6.7	16.3	26.0	17.9
Eisenberg (Harry O.) Elementary School	Public	K-5	27 Landers Lane	New Castle	19720	New Castle County	Colonial School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 429-4074	436	32	13.6		37 (8.5%)	196 (45.0%)	166 (38.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.3%)	21.8	85^th of 109 public elementary schools	22.0%		29.3	78^th of 106 public elementary schools	26.4%	7	12.3	27.1	36.1				17.7	26.7	38.4				21.3	36.1	17.8				$24,085
Pleasantville Elementary School	Public	K-5	16 Pleasant Street	New Castle	19720	New Castle County	Colonial School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 323-2935	389	29	13.4		89 (22.9%)	169 (43.4%)	104 (26.7%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.7%)	20.4	88^th of 109 public elementary schools	19.3%		15.6	91^st of 106 public elementary schools	14.2%	3	19.0	20.9	55.2				17.4	27.9	29.8				18.6	24.3	12.1				$25,005
Richey Elementary School	Public	K-5	105 East Highland Avenue	Wilmington	19804	New Castle County	Red Clay Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 992-5535	382	30	12.9		179 (46.9%)	68 (17.8%)	107 (28.0%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.0%)	28.1	75^th of 109 public elementary schools	31.2%		49	49^th of 106 public elementary schools	53.8%	26	11.1	37.3	36.4				24.7	39.0	27.8				19.8	37.3	27.8				$24,888
Richardson Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	16 Idella Avenue	Wilmington	19804	New Castle County	Red Clay Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 992-5570	522	53	9.9		94 (18.0%)	134 (25.7%)	264 (50.6%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.4%)	5.1	107^th of 109 public elementary schools	1.8%		3.1	105^th of 106 public elementary schools	0.9%	2	5.8	8.3	27.7				6.7	9.5	15.5				8.8	9.2	7.7				$28,461
Jones (Albert H.) Elementary School	Public	K-5	35 West Main Street	Newark	19702	New Castle County	Christina School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 454-2131	329	23	14.3		49 (14.9%)	184 (55.9%)	70 (21.3%)	10 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.6%)	84.3	17^th of 109 public elementary schools	84.4%		52.2	45^th of 106 public elementary schools	57.5%	28	44.7	51.0	71.1				52.6	55.8	72.3				66.7	67.3	40.4				$25,836

Frequently Asked Questions about New Castle Elementary School

How many students attend New Castle Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 383 students attended New Castle Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of New Castle Elementary School attend?

Students who attend New Castle Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : McCullough (Calvin R. ) Middle School
High : Penn (William) High School

Is New Castle Elementary School a good school?

New Castle Elementary School ranks in the bottom 14.7% of Delaware elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of New Castle Elementary School?

Students at New Castle Elementary School are 46% African American, 32% Hispanic, 16% White, 3% Two or more races.

What district is New Castle Elementary School in?

Colonial School District

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